In-N-Out Owner Leaving CA: 'Doing Business Is Not Easy Here'

CALIFORNIA — Lynsi Snyder, heiress to the iconic California burger chain In-N-Out, is leaving the Golden State for Tennessee, she disclosed in a recent podcast interview.

In-N-Out President and Owner Lynsi Snyder, grandaughter of the company’s founders, told Relatable podcast host Allie Beth Stuckey she would be moving out of the state as the chain launches its new eastern territory office.

“We’re building an office in Franklin, so I’m actually moving out there,” Snyder said. “There’s a lot of great things about California, but raising a family is not easy here. Doing business is not easy here. Now, the bulk of our stores are still going to be here in California but it will be wonderful having an office out there, growing out there.”

The company in February announced it would close its Irvine headquarters and merge its two West Coast offices into a single facility in Baldwin Park, where Harry Snyder opened the first burger stand in 1948. Lynsi Snyder told Stuckey the Irvine office is expected to close by 2030.

The new eastern office will help support 35 In-N-Out restaurants planned for Tennessee. The company famously requires a hamburger patty-making facility to be located within 300 miles of its locations.

“Florida has begged us and we’re still saying no,” Snyder told Stuckey in the interview, published Friday on YouTube, adding she does not want In-N-Out in every state. “You know, the East Coast states, we’re still saying no. You know, we’re able to reach Tennessee from our Texas warehouse.”

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